Horror leap into the fire at Burning Man festival

04/09/2017

Burning Man organizers say they aren't now affected by a nearby Nevada wildfire as the counter-culture festival prepares to culminate Saturday night with the burning of a towering effigy.

Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, broke through two levels of security Saturday night to run into the flaming namesake effigy, a statement from the Pershing County Sheriff's Office said. He was treated on-site and later transported to UC Davis Hospital where he died.

In a great conflagration, the sacrificial wooden man atop his monumental spacecraft are offered to up the gods.

Around 70,000 revelers had gathered to witness the burning of a giant effigy when the man broke through, evaded security, and ran directly into the flames suffering bad burns.

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Mitchell was a USA citizen from Oklahoma but was now living in Switzerland.

Some who were heading toward the festival on Thursday expressed their disappointment on social media that they couldn't get to Burning Man.

Burning Man is an annual event that draws thousands of people. Attendees have tried to run into the flames as a symbol of rebirth. This year's festival ends on Monday.

Reuters The Man is engulfed in flames at Burning Man festival.

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A man who ran into the flames at the Burning Man festival's burning ceremony has died.

Allen said it's a problem that the organizers have tried to contain by having their own rangers stage a human-chain to prevent people from accessing the fire.

Burning Man's organizers set up an official livestream, which has broadcast the playa since August 30.

Several deaths and casualties have previously been reported at the festival.

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